I let the genie out of the bottle

"Humph."

Shiva gave a soft snort, then clenched his fist and fearlessly threw a punch, colliding with the oncoming attack.

"Boom boom boom——"

Countless explosions rang out in succession, and a storm of magic surged, causing the tattered animal skin on Shiva's body to flutter wildly.

The unrestrained young god exerted a little force with one foot, stomping on the ground, causing cracks to spread all over the ground beneath his feet in an instant.

The twisted smile on his lips clearly indicated that he was unharmed from the impact.

"Such petty tricks won't work on me!"

He shouted as he charged forward into the rain of missiles.

Unlike the demon king Lucifer, Shiva is a super-powerful being in this world, second only to the God of the Bible! The methods that could make Lucifer suffer are nothing but a drizzle in Shiva's eyes.

"Ineffective, huh—" The mechanical girl's eyes flickered slightly as she murmured, and a series of "click-clack" sounds echoed as countless cannons around her instantly retracted.

Then, she clenched her small hand slightly, and her metallic body met Shiva's attack head-on, throwing a punch without fear!

"boom!"

The collision of metal and flesh produced a tremendous sound.

"Pleasant, pleasant, truly delightful!"

Compared to the seemingly taciturn mechanical girl, the usually proud Shiva is surprisingly talkative when in battle.

Of course, he would only act this way when facing an opponent who could fight him.

Although he himself didn't use his full strength, it was clear that his opponent had done so as well. Under these circumstances, being able to exchange a punch with him was already quite remarkable. Even in the entire world of Hindu mythology, there were very few like him.

"Then, let's go again—" Shiva roared, an aura that seemed capable of destroying everything covering his fist, officially unleashing his power!

Shiva, the god of destruction.

Although the Baal family, a demon clan in the biblical system, also wields the power of destruction, they are likely no match for Shiva.

The two fists collided once again.

This time, however, there was a clear difference in quality.

Shiva's form and aura only paused slightly before he recovered.

The mechanical girl was sent flying backward in an instant, several cracks faintly visible on her mechanical hand, with metal fragments slowly falling from it.

“It seems I have a slight advantage after all—” Shiva laughed unrestrainedly.

However, he suddenly realized that something seemed to be missing from his neck.

His smile froze.

In Methuselah’s other hand was a black cobra.

"Hey, you—" Shiva frowned slightly as he looked at Methuselah, wanting to reclaim the pet that had been with him for so many years.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, Methuselah released his grip on the black cobra.

Seeing this, feeling free, the snake that had been swaggering at Lu Ye felt as if it had been granted a pardon and immediately rushed towards its master, who was also relieved.

Then, the mechanical girl, without any expression on her face, silently raised one foot.

P.S.: The little devil is sleeping right now, dreaming that Lu Xie and she, who has completely broken free of her bonds, are together in endless time.

Chapter Nineteen: The Last Shining Steel!

"Paji!"

Methuselah's foot, covered in steel boots, instantly stepped on the black cobra that was frantically trying to escape, pinning it to the ground.

The snake, which had been swaggering just moments before, flattened instantly where it had been stepped on.

"Sisi——"

Even so, it continued to struggle, its body coiling around Methuselah's calf, and it bit down viciously, wanting to retaliate by injecting its deadly venom into it through its fangs.

However, when the black cobra's fangs touched Methuselah's calf, she suddenly realized that she was not touching soft skin, but cold and hard metal.

The mechanical girl remained expressionless, simply stepping on one of its feet and silently grinding it back and forth a few times.

"Hiss—" The black cobra immediately let out a painful hiss.

As the pet of Shiva, a great Hindu god, it is naturally quite extraordinary. Although it is not outstanding in terms of combat power, its venom is a headache for many gods. However, this has absolutely no effect on Methuselah, whose body is made of metal.

Besides its venom, this snake has another unique characteristic: it is incredibly difficult to kill. Even if it is cut into hundreds or thousands of pieces, it can gradually recover.

Even so, the snake is certainly not suffering any less pain right now.

Shiva saw that although his pet snake was in pain, its life was not in any real danger, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the pain it's suffering now, consider it a lesson. After all, relying on being its pet snake, this snake has indeed gradually become arrogant.

However, no matter what, one's own pet cannot continue to be abused by the enemy.

Thinking of this, Shiva's expression turned serious, and he was about to rush forward to snatch his pet snake back.

However, the mechanical girl glanced at Shiva with indifferent eyes, then silently lifted the foot that had been pressing down on the black cobra.

It's not about returning one's enemy's pet.

Methuselah would never forgive anyone who dared to disrespect his father.

Suddenly, a platinum-gold divine light shone from her feet.

"Silk--"

The black cobra was instantly terrified and desperately tried to escape from Methuselah's side. It didn't know what it was, but having thought itself immortal, it now felt its life threatened.

Upon seeing this, Shiva was slightly startled and quickly tried to stop the mechanical girl in front of him. He had previously thought that his opponent was helpless against his pet snake, but now he realized that his thinking seemed to be wrong.

Methuselah glanced at Shiva expressionlessly, and his feet, gleaming with platinum light, landed without hesitation.

That is steel, the steel of salvation that will appear at the end of time.

The strongest steel capable of slaying dragons and serpents, and cutting through the immortal. Lu Ye obtained this power and incorporated it into the creation of the mechanical girl named Methuselah using the world's framework.

"Paji!"

The metal foot fell again, but this time the result was different from the last.

Steel, capable of slaying dragons and snakes, and being the mortal enemy of the earth, instantly annihilated the snake's reliance on its immortality!

"You—" Shiva, who was about to move, steadied himself by stepping on the ground and stared blankly at the mechanical girl's feet.

The snake that had been his companion for so many years had now completely lost its life force under that kick, its body as thin as a piece of paper.

"Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Very good! Very good!" The god Shiva, who looked like a beautiful young man, laughed loudly, but this was the first time that the smile had disappeared from his eyes.

Even if Vishnu, or Brahma, who is also one of the three Hindu gods, were to die, he would not be moved by it, given his personality.

But at this moment, I truly felt anger.

Shiva's expression changed from blank to laughing, then to angry, and finally to indifference.

Such a rapid change in expression was something even Vishnu and Brahma had never witnessed. If they were there, they would surely be astonished.

“Well done, whether you were able to snatch it from my hand when I was off guard, or to destroy its immortality—” Shiva said in an indifferent tone, then slowly extended his right hand to his side.

The next moment, a golden trident appeared in his hand.

If before this, Shiva was merely satisfying his desire for battle and enjoying the thrill of combat, then at this moment he truly regarded Methuselah as an enemy.

Shiva is undoubtedly the strongest being in the entire Hindu mythology!

One day, Vishnu and Brahma got into an argument about who was more worthy of worship. As they argued, a pillar of fire appeared before them, its raging flames seemingly about to burn down the universe.

The two great gods were greatly alarmed upon seeing this and decided they should search for the source of the pillar of fire. They each searched upwards and downwards for a thousand years. However, they did not reach the end of the pillar and returned to their original spot, exhausted.

When they returned to their starting point and met again, Shiva appeared before them; only then did they realize that the pillar was actually one of Shiva's organs, known as the "linga"...

While the fantastical world of Hindu mythology is known for its exaggerations, this also demonstrates that Shiva is indeed the most powerful god in Hindu mythology...

At this moment, the strongest being in the entire Hindu mythology, and the second strongest god even in the world of High School DxD, finally became serious, determined to slay the enemy here!

"Remember this, my anger is hard to quell now—" Shiva's trident, thrusting with all his might, was caught by the iron claws that sprouted from the mechanical girl's hand.

"If you don't want to die a horrible death, then show me even greater power and make me feel better!"

With a roar, he swung his trident forcefully, sending Methuselah, who was locked in a stalemate with him, flying away and crashing into a nearby mountain!

Lu Ye sat to the side, watching the scene calmly, holding the petite and adorable Bible Goddess in his arms, resting his chin on her head, and playing with her two soft little hands.

Amidst flying boulders, the slightly disheveled mechanical girl slowly emerged, her entire body enveloped in platinum-gold light. She then turned her gaze to Lu Ye, who was watching her.

She was silent for a moment.

The next moment, a rapidly spinning and intricate mandala array suddenly shone brightly!

P.S.: Just a reminder, don't forget that if you want to send the razor blades (a type of virtual gift), it's best to do so after 6 PM on the first of next month... It hurts... Before that, I basically don't receive any money...

Chapter Twenty: May I not have dishonored my father's glory!

The mechanical girl, radiating a platinum-gold divine light, had several curved wires behind her slightly raised, shimmering with a faint fluorescence.

Although these wires were merely an addition by Lu Ye for fun, displaying this posture also indicates that she has already used all her strength.

Emerging from the mandala array was seemingly endless lightning—or rather, mythical armor enveloped in lightning.

That was the weapon bestowed upon it by the gods by the last king of the Godslayer world.

What would be a treasure of immense value for anyone else, any one of these items, was merely a stone used as a slingshot in Methuselah's hands. This extravagant act even astonished Shiva, her enemy, who harbored murderous intent.

Indra's vajra, Vishnu's sword, Odin's Gungnir...

He had no idea how those guys' weapons ended up in someone else's hands!

Even more surprisingly, Shiva saw the trident in his hand amidst the rain of divine artifacts, a discovery that immediately made his eyebrows twitch.

“What a remarkable fellow—” Shiva said, his eyebrows twitching, his expression a mixture of anger and something else.

Such a mysterious opponent subconsciously delighted him. However, seeing his weapon in someone else's hands filled him with mixed feelings.

However, he didn't have much time to think about these things at the moment, as the endless rain of divine artifacts was about to descend upon him.

Shiva’s eyes gleamed with divine light, and his arms slowly opened. In the next moment, two more arms appeared out of thin air!

Among his four arms and four hands, he held a trident, a conch shell, a water jug, a drum, and other items. Facing the rain of divine objects coming straight at him, he suddenly began a strange dance.

Although the title of the Destroyer God sounds terrifying, Shiva is a multi-talented god—he is the founder of Indian dance and is therefore also known as the "God of Dance".

In mythology, dance symbolizes both Shiva's glory and the eternal movement of the universe, a movement that ensures its immortality. It is said that at the end of an old era, he will also perform the Thandava dance to destroy the world and return it to the spirit of the universe.

Although that was merely an exaggeration in mythology, his sudden dance was not a spur-of-the-moment idea to put on a talent show.

Although he was dancing, his graceful yet strange posture allowed the four weapons in his hands to deflect or defend against the many divine artifacts within the Mandala array just as they were about to strike him.

Even if he were to be accidentally struck by a few divine artifacts due to carelessness, it would only make him look rather disheveled, and they would no longer possess their full power. As for the divine artifacts that truly threatened him, they could not touch him at all under his defense.

In this way, although the artifact seemed to be inexhaustible, it was difficult for it to really cause him any harm.

Under this offensive and defensive maneuver, the surrounding land was as if it had been hit by a violent meteor shower, with various mountains, valleys, and depressions constantly appearing, and finally being directly plowed flat by a massive force.

Thus, Methuselah and Shiva were briefly locked in a stalemate.

Then, the mechanical girl's eyes flickered slightly, and although her facial expressions were sparse, her expression turned slightly gloomy.

If things continue like this, we will definitely be the ones who lose.

She was fully aware of this.

In this way, even if one can suppress one's opponent in the short term, in the long run, one will lose—because one's strength will be exhausted more quickly.

She silently took out a bow, drew it, and shot an arrow.

The arrow, gleaming with divine light, shot straight toward Shiva's forehead, attempting to disrupt the rhythm of this deity in his dance.

As the arrow hurtled towards him, Shiva gritted his teeth, maintaining his dance pose, and with a powerful twist of his trident, managed to deflect it. At the same time, the drum in his other hand shot out, barely blocking a divine spear with the attribute of "god-slaying" that was trying to pierce him, causing it to pass only by his face.

so close.